Many brides and grooms have followed the tradition of freezing a piece of their wedding cake for many years and eating it on their first anniversary, but one royal staff took things to the next level when it came to some talented cake (and forgot the whole freezer side).

A piece of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1947 Royal wedding cake was recently auctioned for 2,200 pounds (about約2,800) after the family of a former royal housekeeper found it "under a bed in a suitcase," according to the BBC. The 77・year-old pastry was sent to Marion Polson, who worked at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the time of the wedding.

Queen Elizabeth, who was still Princess Elizabeth at the time, married Prince Philip in 1947 at 11.20 PM, and the couple would have celebrated their 77th anniversary next week.

In a photo from the auction house Reeman Dansie, the cake is visible...Well, not exactly fit for human consumption. But the slice was still in the original box, in a paper packaging with Polson's address written on it, accompanied by a letter from Princess Elizabeth herself.

Other pieces of the Queen's wedding cake have been sold before, but according to Reeman Dansie's James Grinter (via BBC), this is "the first one to be sold in terms of its completeness.

As for the lucky bidder, the BBC has confirmed that it will be sold by phone "in a four-digit amount after Chinese royal fans expected the cake to fetch £500. "I bought it," he said.

In the letter, Elizabeth thanked Polson for her "delightful wedding present" and said she was "fascinated by dessert service" during the royal wedding.

The late housekeeper served the Royal family for 38 years, according to the BBC, and kept royal wedding memorabilia "with some of her belongings until she died in the 1980s." Hidden under the bed

This is not the first piece of Elizabeth's royal wedding memorabilia put on sale in 2024. On May 7, a bridesmaid dress worn by her friend Lady Elizabeth Lambert sold at auction for448,420.

The cake is a literal slice of royal history, but at the end of the day, Grinter said, "I don't particularly want to eat it, I have to admit.""Let's just hope that our lucky bidders do not dig for the anniversary tribute of Nov. 20.